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Bans trade on everything except food and medicine
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Prohibits aid to any country that provides assistance to Cuba
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Financial and commercial transactions with Cuba are illegal for U.S. citizens
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He states in an interview, "I believe the idea of isolating Cuba was a mistake, it has been ineffective. Whatever the reasons and justifications may have been at the time, now they are invalid."
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U.S. citizens can travel to Cuba and spending money there
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Prohibits U.S. citizens from spending money in Cuba
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U.S. citizens who travel to Cuba can only spend a maximum of $100 per day
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Prohibits foreign-based subsidiaries of U.S. companies from trading with Cuba, travel to Cuba by U.S. citizens, and family remittances to Cuba. The law allows private groups to deliver food and medicine to Cuba.
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Imposes penalties on foreign companies doing business in Cuba, permits U.S. citizens to sue foreign investors who make use of American-owned property seized by the Cuban government, and denies entry into the U.S. to such foreign investors.
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Cuban government allows only CNN into the island
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U.S. government turns down a Cuban offer to compensate Americans for properties confiscated by the Revolution 40 years ago.
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establishes the Committee for Assistance to a Free Cuba, and further enforces the ban on travel to the island.
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Cuba has agreed to purchase about $125 million in farm goods from U.S. companies.
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He seeks to lift the travel ban to Cuba. He refers to the ban as "inconsistent with traditional American liberties."
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He says, "If you keep on doing what you have always been doing you are going to wind up getting what you already got. …We are not hurting the Cuban government; we are hurting the Cuban people. …It is time for a different policy."
